James Bowe moved to approve the minutes of December 7, 2005. The motion was seconded by Barbara Jankowski and passed
unanimously with two members abstaining.

MINUTES OF JANUARY 4, 2006:

James Bowe moved to approve the minutes of January 4, 2006. The motion was seconded by Patrick Foster and passed unanimously
with two members abstaining.

ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE:

The motion was seconded by Patrick Foster and passed unanimously.

The motion was seconded by James Bowe and passed unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:

OLD BUSINESS:

Commonwealth Drive Cleanup

The Committee members discussed the cleanup of the property located at 192 Commonwealth Drive.

The homeowner Anne Donovan-Heiser updated the Committee members with regards to her Verizon experience.
She explained to the Committee members that in June of 2005 while Verizon was working on her property they severed the return
oil line for her oil tank. She was unaware of the problem until October 24, 2005, when her son Tom Donovan turned on the heat.
She discussed a meeting at the property that took place on October 26, 2006 and advised that Township and Verizon representatives
where there. She advised the Committee members on discussions with Gary Allen, Environmental Consultant for Pro Guard
(tank insurance company). She advised on her experience with the Verizon subcontractor X-Cell. She advised the members that
she has heard of another property located in Newtown Crossing with the same problem, but is unsure of the location. She advised
that after the October 26th meeting she had had no contact with Verizon until after she contacted the Committee via
email on November 11, 2005. She advised that her property had fourteen (14) tons of contaminated soil and that at this time her out of
pocket expenses total $3,000.00. She advised that her insurance company has not notified her as to whether or not they will go
after Verizon for any expenses. She advised that Verizon claims no responsibility for the damaged oil return line and that she
has contacted an attorney and plans to take Verizon to Small Claims Court.

The Committee members discussed what they could do to help Anne Donovan-Heiser. James Manahan advised that he would follow up
with John Boyle and Verizon.

James Bowe advised that the same type of incident happened when Comcast was installing underground equipment and that Comcast
took responsibility and paid all the expenses incurred.

Jerry Schenkman requested that Anne Donovan-Heiser provided the Committee with any correspondence she has that pertains to
the incident. He also suggested that rather than contact the parties by telephone she contact anyone involved by mail to request copies of
their reports.

James Bowe requested that Anne Donovan-Heiser be provided a copy of the Committee’s member contact list. Anne Donovan-Heiser
provided her email information to the recording secretary so she could be forwarded a copy of the Committee’s member contact list.

Harry Stevens questioned Anne Donovan-Heiser as to whether her insurance company would be going after Verizon to recover any
expenses. Anne Donovan-Heiser advised that her insurance company would not give her an answer.

Robert Hafner questioned Anne Donovan-Heiser with regards to photos and the damaged oil return line. Anne Donovan-Heiser
advised that Harris Fuel did take photos and she has the damaged oil return line. Robert Hafner commented with regards to her
out of pocket expenses, he suggested contacting her insurance company and advised them that if they were going to pursue the
matter, she would like them to protect her interest.

Anne Donovan-Heiser thanked the Committee members for their time and help with the matter.

James Manahan asked Anne Donovan-Heiser to keep the Committee informed.

Verizon Discussion

The Committee members discussed Verizon with regards to applying for the proper road opening permits.

Jerry Schenkman advised on his discussions with Bob Pellegrino with regards to the road opening permits.

James Manahan advised that he would follow up with Bob Pellegrino with regards to the road opening permits.

The Committee members discussed pulling Verizon’s permits to verify that Verizon has applied for all of the proper permits.

The Committee members discussed the property located at 193 Commonwealth Drive and Verizon not accepting responsibility.

Don Smith questioned James Manahan with regards to having a Verizon representative attend the monthly Committee meeting.
James Manahan advised that he has been unsuccessful in having a Verizon representative attend a Committee meeting.
The Committee members agreed that a representative should be present for the monthly Committee meeting.

The Committee members discussed the January 25, 2006 memorandum from Bob Pellegrino with regards to the Verizon Franchise Negotiations.

Brian Jeter advised the Committee that Comcast feels that Verizon should have to agree to the same type of terms and conditions
that Comcast has over the years. He commented with regards to Comcast’s existing and prior Franchise Agreements. He discussed meeting
the obligations of the Township/Borough.

Richard Fry commented with regards to the Township/Borough’s progress regarding the Verizon Franchise Agreement. He discussed
construction within the Township and Borough. He commented with regards to the past cable providers and discussed cable competition.
He advised that he is a resident from Warrington and that his Township has joined the Consortium and that’s why he is here.
He advised that he can not receive Fios and discussed Doylestown being wired.

James Bowe advised that in some areas Verizon is not taking order for the Fios service.

Richard Fry thanked the Committee members for their time.

The Committee members thanked Richard Fry for his input.

COMCAST UPDATE:

Brian Jeter advised the Committee members with regards to the colleges/universities being connected. He advised that currently
Holy Family and Bucks County Community College are connected and that LaSalle is not connected. He discussed the cost to connect
LaSalle. He advised that he would follow up with his contact at LaSalle.

Brian Jeter commented with regards to producing programming content for the Township’s community channels and advised on
an email he forwarded to James Manahan regarding a student who may be interested.

Brian Jeter advised the Committee members with regards to receiving content from LaSalle’s main campus in Philadelphia.
He advised that the feed is currently not available directly to the Township and would have to go thru Comcast. He advised that
if anything changes he will keep the Committee informed.

The Committee members discussed receiving content from the main campuses of Temple and Holy Family.

Brian Jeter updated the Committee members with regards to any programming changes.

County wide channel realignment has been delayed until July/August 2006.

The Government Access Channel will be switched from Channel 23 to Channel 22.

Analog premium paid migration – moving premium channels off of the analog – HBO will not be moved until April 2006.

James Bowe commented with regards to Comcast switching the Township’s Government Access Channel and how the public will be
notified. Brian Jeter advised on the ways that Comcast would notify the residents. James Bowe stressed the need for the
Township to advertise the channel move.

Brian Jeter advised the Committee members that the number of damaged lines has decreased within the Township/Borough.
He advised that Comcast has begun repairs on the damaged underground lines within the Township/Borough.

James Bowe commented with regards to correspondence received from Comcast dated January 23, 2006 regarding rate increases.

Brian Jeter updated the Committee members with regards to the Family Tier that Comcast will be offering. He advised that the
service is expected to launch March 28, 2006. The Family Tier will be approximately $35.00 per month and include 50 – 60 channels.

Brian Jeter explained the three (3) levels of service that Comcast is offering.

Basic Service – approximately $14.50 per month – approximately 32 channels.

Standard Service – approximately $50.40 per month – approximately 74 channels, includes Basic Service.

Enhanced Standard Service – approximately $55.15 per month – includes Basic, Standard & a digital converter box – customers
receive that Standard Cable Service with a digital converter box that provides them with interactive guide, music choice and
PPV options.

Don Smith commented with regards to Comcast moving the premium channels from analog to digital. He advised that the President
of the Ambulance Squad tried to return an analog box at the Comcast office on State Street and was unable to. Brian Jeter advised
he would take care of the problem. He advised on correspondence sent to all of the local EMS and Fire Stations.

Patrick Foster commented with regards to the cable card. Brian Jeter advised what a cable card is and how it works. He explained
that the cable card is encoded and there is no two-way communication between Comcast and the receiver.

Scott Harp commented with regards to cable services at the Ambulance Squad and advised Brian Jeter to contact Joe at
215-968-3500 (ext. 110).

The Committee discussed the type of equipment Comcast is using in Warrington. Brian Jeter advised. He also provided Richard Fry
with his business card to help answer any further questions.

The Committee thanked Brian Jeter for his time.

OTHER BUSINESS/MEMBER COMMENTS:

The recording secretary asked Scott Harp if he would like to continue to receive correspondence with regards to the Committee.
He advised he would.

The Committee members discussed the monthly report to the Board of Supervisors. James Bowe advised that he feels the Committee
should give a monthly report and explained why. He also advised that he felt Barbara Jankowski’s report to the Board of Supervisors
was well done.

Scott Harp advised the Committee members that representatives from the Cable Company have been attending the monthly
Committee meetings since 1982.

Scott Harp updated the Committee members with regards to the 1997 – 1998 Suburban Cable fifteen (15) year contract and the five
(5) year extension. He commented with regards to bad programming and that the Township/Borough wanted to be provided better quality
service. He discussed the need to bring competition to the area, increasing cable rates and RCN.

Scott Harp suggested inviting local Cable Boards to attend a meeting. The Committee agreed that was a good idea.

James Bowe suggested inviting State and Federal Representatives to attend a meeting.

ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting adjourned at 8:42P.M.

Once the meeting adjourned the Committee members met in Executive Session.

The next meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2006. The meeting will begin at 7:30 P.M., in the Newtown Borough Fire Station
located at 14 Liberty Street, Newtown.